March 2018
Intermediate to advanced
1396 pages
42h 14m
English
book
ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots
by Anil Mahtani, Luis Sanchez, Enrique Fernandez, Aaron Martinez, Lentin Joseph
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Ultrasonic sensors
In an ADAS system, ultrasonic sensors play an important role in the parking of vehicles, avoiding obstacles in blind spots, and detecting pedestrians. One of the companies providing ultrasound sensors for ADAS systems is Murata (http://www.murata.com/). They provide ultrasonic sensors for up to 10 meters, which are optimum for a parking assistance system (PAS). The following diagram shows where ultrasonic sensors are placed on a car:
Figure 8: Placement of ultrasonic sensors for PAS